#Centrifugal_spinning that utilizes centrifugal force instead of high voltage to produce polymer nanofibers has been suggested as a safer and more cost-effective alternative to #electrospinning.
About 14 #nanotechnology_patents (USPTO+EPO) per 100 #nano_articles in 2020: USA, Japan, and Taiwan have the highest ratio.
Near to 15 #nanotechnology_patents were registered with USPTO and EPO in 2020, for every 100 WoS indexed #nano_articles. The United States leads the way with a rate of about 52.
About 3 percent of the total patent applications filed with the #USPTO and #EPO in 2020 are related to nanotechnology; while the ratio is about 9% for #nano_articles.
#Vietnam had significant progress in publishing #nano_articles in 2020. Around 17 percent of Vietnam's scientific publications had been related to nanotechnology.
Microorganisms such as microalgae, yeasts, #fungi, #bacteria, and even #viruses can be utilized as biofactories to produce single and multi-element #inorganic_nanomaterials under mild conditions.
Researchers used #aerolysin mutants to systematically design #nanopores for reading out signals of their informational polymers. These aerolysin nanopores can be used for #decoding binary information.
Using #carbon_dioxide to produce #SWCNT can result in the production of #carbon_nanotubes that are competitively priced with other conventional carbon structures.
#LG_Chem has recently announced plans to increase the production capacity of #carbon_nanotubes from 500 to 1,700 tons per annum to meet #battery #market demands.
The African Union recognizes #nanotechnology as a compelling imperative and identifies nanotechnology as one of six priority areas in its Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for #Africa 2024.
Using #carbon_nanotubes as anode-conductive additives allows for a reduction in the use of conductive materials by around 30 percent and increase the capacity of #lithium_ion_batteries.
A recent survey carried out in five selected EU countries shows that the majority (87 %) of study respondents want to know if the product they are buying contains #nanomaterials.
#Egypt is currently the top #nanotechnology research country in Africa, while #South_Africa has filed the most #patents and established the most nanotechnology companies and institutions.
The new agreement between CEMEX and Carbon Upcycling in producing nanomaterials with greater reactivity and a lower carbon footprint, from industrial #CO2_emissions can results in the production of #concretes that meets the #construction industry's strictest requirements
Nanotechnology in #medical_devices #market is expected to reach a market value of USD 20.52 billion by 2027 growing with the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9% in the forecast period of 2020-2027.
About 9500 nanotechnology #patent_applications have been published in #USPTO up to October 2020, more than half of them belong to the United States while China, South Korea, and Japan possess the next ranks.
About half of the world's #nano_articles are annually published in #Q1_journals. Singapore, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Switzerland have a large share of published articles in Q1 journals.
#Quantum_Foundry is a next-generation materials foundry that develops materials and interfaces hosting the coherent #quantum states needed to power the coming age of quantum-based #electronics.
#Audible_sound can control chemical reactions in solution by continuously supplying energy sources into the #interface between air and the solution.
#Nanocomposites composed of #nanocellulose and metal nanoparticles are soft and biocompatible materials for optical, catalytic, electrical, and biomedical applications.
